By the brook, many small flowers stand

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by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827)

Translation © by Emily Ezust

Des Müllers Blumen

(Sung text for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: German (Deutsch)

Our translations: CAT CHI DUT ENG FIN FRE GRE ITA KOR POR

Am Bach viel kleine Blumen stehn,
Aus hellen blauen Augen sehn;
Der Bach der ist des Müllers Freund,
Und hellblau Liebchens Auge scheint,
Drum sind es meine Blumen.

Dicht unter ihrem Fensterlein
Da will ich pflanzen die Blumen ein,
Da ruft ihr zu, wenn Alles schweigt,
Wenn sich ihr Haupt zum Schlummer neigt,
Ihr wißt ja, was ich meine.

Und wenn sie thät die Äuglein zu,
Und schläft in süßer, süßer Ruh',
Dann lispelt als ein Traumgesicht
Ihr zu: Vergiß, vergiß mein nicht!
Das ist es, was ich meine.

Und schließt sie früh die Laden auf,
Dann schaut mit Liebesblick hinauf:
Der Thau in euren Äugelein,
Das sollen meine Thränen sein,
Die will ich auf euch weinen.

First published with the title Meine Blumen in Frauentaschenbuch für das Jahr 1818 von de la Motte Fouqué. Nürnberg, bei Joh. Leonh. Schrag, pages 346-347; and also in a slightly different version in Der Gesellschafter oder Blätter für Geist und Herz. Herausgegeben von F. W. Gubitz. Zweiter Jahrgang. Berlin, 1818. In der Maurerschen Buchhandlung. Montag den 25. Mai. 83stes Blatt, page 329.

Composition:

Franz Peter Schubert

Die schöne Müllerin

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Text Authorship:

by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Des Müllers Blumen", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 11, first published 1818

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Les flors del moliner", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "De bloemen van de molenaar", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , no title, copyright ©
FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Myllärin kukat", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Les fleurs du meunier", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) (Athanasios Papaisiou) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Amelia Maria Imbarrato) , "I fiori del mugnaio", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
KOR Korean (한국어/조선말) [singable] (곽명규 Myung-Kew Kwack) , "물방아꾼의 꽃", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
POR Portuguese (Português) (Caê Vieira) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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The miller's flowers

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Schubert)

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Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

By the brook, many small flowers stand;
Out of bright blue eyes they look;
The brook - it is the miller's friend, -
And light blue shine my darling's eyes;
Therefore, these are my flowers.

Right under her little window,
There will I plant these flowers,
There will you call to her when everything is quiet,
When her head leans to slumber,
You know what I intend you to say!

And when she closes her little eyes,
And sleeps in sweet sweet rest,
Then whisper, like a dreamy vision:
Forget, forget me not!
That is what I mean.

And early in the morning, when she opens up the shutters,
Then look up with a loving gaze:
The dew in your little eyes
Shall be my tears,
Which I will shed upon you.

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a text in German (Deutsch) by Wilhelm Müller (1794 - 1827), "Des Müllers Blumen", appears in Gedichte aus den hinterlassenen Papieren eines reisenden Waldhornisten 1, in Die schöne Müllerin, no. 11, first published 1818
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